Greetings East Polk Rotarians, Superintendent Dirk invited Darell Butcher, College and Career Readiness Coordinator at Southeast Polk High School, to be our speaker last week. Darell reported on their Skilled Trades program which has developed a relationship with companies in the area to start an apprenticeship program where students can learn and earn at the same time. The diesel mechanics program started this school year is proving to be very beneficial for the students chosen to participate. Other apprenticeship programs are being developed to offer to students in different Skilled Trades. A building is being designed to be built on the Southeast Polk campus to house these programs. Thanks to the futuristic thinking of the leaders in this department, many students will be career-ready when they graduate. Marti has set up the schedule for those who signed up to take food to Joe and Becki Flannery during Becki's treatment and recovery program. If you didn't sign up last week and would like to be added, please let Marti know. Thanks to Marti and all those who are providing this special service to our fellow Rotarian. This week is Business and Breakfast. Thanks, Darrell, for organizing a hot breakfast on a cold morning. Meeting Schedule - 2023 DATE ROTD SPEAKER 2/01/23 Business Meeting + Breakfast 2/08/23 Marti Kline 2/15/23 Steven Mather (Curt out of town) 2/22/23 Chris Schon + Board Meeting 3/01/23 Business Meeting + Breakfast 3/08/23 Ned Looney 3/15/23 Norma Bettis + Board Meeting 3/22/23 Marie Pipes 3/29/23 Evening Social - 3/28 Thank you, Curt Gause, President East Polk Rotary Rotary Club of East Polk County, PO Box 73, Altoona, IA 50009 Meets Wednesday, 7:00 a.m., Caring Hands Outreach, 602 3rd St SW, Altoona Important Upcoming Dates for East Polk Rotary - Saturday, February 4, 7 p.m., Wells Fargo Arena Polio Plus Night at the Iowa Wolves game Friday, February 17, 2 p.m., Great Escape/Bowlero Bowling Bash Saturday, February 18, 8:30 a.m. Rotary Grant Mgmt. Seminar, WDM Saturday, April 29, 5 p.m. District 6000 Regional Conference, WDM Friday, May 12, 8:30 a.m., Southeast Polk High School Iowa Technology Exposition From District 6000 - Terry Ziegler, Rotary Region 26 Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser -No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. What is the Polio Picture? For the Most Consequential Geographies - 2023 is a critical year for the global effort to eradicate Polio. It is the year when all remaining poliovirus transmission globally is slated to be fully interrupted, per GPEI Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026. A unique epidemiological window of opportunity is presenting itself at the start of the year, that we must capitalize on. So, what is the program's focus for achieving success this year? The answer is: reaching zero-dose children in the most consequential geographies, in the two countries with remaining endemic to wild poliovirus - Pakistan and Afghanistan - virus transmission is more geographically restricted than ever before. The virus is at its weakest now, and the opportunity to wiping it out completely is now at its greatest. Olabisi Gwamna, Editor, Foundation Minute - Welcome to Week 1 of February World Understanding Month and RI's Peace & Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month. In order to fulfill their mission, since 2002, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1600 fellows from different corners of the world. They are now working on peace and development initiatives in more than 140 countries. With the motto "Doing Good in the World," the Rotary Foundation has planted seeds for an era that is the basis of this world's leading humanitarian organization, The Rotary Foundation. Yours in service, |
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